February 2002 Soil Of The Month

This soil profile is in Lisbon, Portugal. It was submitted here by the students of Secondary School Jose Gomes Ferreira in Lisbon. The coordinates for the site are: 9.1913 degrees West, 38.7492 degrees North with an elevation of 34.0 meters. The slope of the site is 10 degrees.

 

	Horizon 1	Horizon 2	Horizon 3	Horizon 4	Horizon 5
Top Depth	0 cm	3.0 cm	18.0 cm	30.0 cm	40.0 cm
Bottom Depth	3.0 cm	18.0 cm	30.0 cm	40.0 cm	80.0 cm
Primary Color	N/A	7.5YR 4/3	10YR 5/3	10YR 6/8	5GY 6/1
Secondary Color	N/A	None	None	10YR 6/1	None
Structure	N/A	Blocky	Blocky	Blocky	Prismatic
Moisture	N/A	Moist	Wet	Dry	Dry
Consistence	N/A	Friable	Friable	Firm	Extremely Firm
Texture	N/A	Sandy Loam	Sandy Clay Loam	Clay	Clay
Rocks	N/A	N/A	Unchecked	Unchecked	Many
Roots	N/A	Many	Few	Few	None
Carbonates	N/A	Slight	Strong	Slight	Unchecked